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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1989

LOITERING YOUTHS ON DB COMMITTEE AGENDA

OF

THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY} THE PROBLEM YOUNGSTERS LOITERING IN HOUSING ESTATES.

DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, THE REV FUNG CHI-WOOD, WILL ASK WHETHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS THE SOCIAL WELFARE, EDUCATION AND HOUSING DEPARTMENTS AND THE POLICE ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION OF GROUPS OF YOUNGSTERS LOITERING IN SHA TIN HOUSING ESTATES AT NIGHT.

HE WILL ALSO WANT TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY MEASURES OR ACTION TAKEN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

THE MEETING WILL ALSO DISCUSS APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS SUBMITTED BY LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

BOARD'S

YOU ARE INVITED ΤΟ COVER THE SHA TIN DISTRICT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING TO BEGIN AT 4 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT THE DISTRICT BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE SIXTH FLOOR, KCR HOUSE, SHA TIN STATION.

CUSTOMS OFFICERS INSPECT LIQUOR STORES

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WITH THE APPROACH OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, THE CUSTOMS AND DETECTION OF EXCISE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED A TWO-DAY OPERATION FOR THE

CIGARETTES ON WHICH DUTY ADULTERATED LIQUORS AS WELL AS LIQUOR AND HAD NOT BEEN PAID.

THE OPERATION STARTED YESTERDAY (TUESDAY) AND INVOLVED 100

FROM

ENFORCEMENT TEAMS AND THE CUSTOMS

REGIONAL

OFFICERS INVESTIGATION BUREAU.

187 THEY INSPECTED A TOTAL OF

LIQUOR STORES THROUGHOUT THE DUTY TERRITORY BUT HAD DETECTED NO ADULTERATED LIQUORS NOR GOODS WITH NOT PAID.

THE

A SPOKESMAN FOR

DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE PUBLIC NOT TO LIQUORS PURCHASE

AT RELATIVELY CHEAP PRICES BECAUSE THEY MIGHT CONTAIN THE WRONG INGREDIENTS AND WOULD BE HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH.

/AT THE